Chapter 18 - Gen 6 - Lyric

I ran into the garden in a mad panic and saw Mel just standing there tears streaming down her face.

Lyric:  "Where are the kids?"
Melon:  "Your Dad took the three of them to the game, Forrest is bring them home after the match is finished."
Lyric:  "Where's Jake?"
Melon:  "He's asleep in his cot."

 I collapsed into her arms the relief making me do something that I normally wouldn't do.  I knew that Forrest and the kids were safe that only left one person that it could be.  Lilac.  Not that I am relieved it is Lilac, I am just so relieved it isn't Forest or any of the kids that have drown, that would have totally killed me.

I made my way down into the basement, Mel followed me.  How on earth had this happened, Lilac was a good swimmer, she spent a lot of time in this pool - how could she have drown???

Coming back out of the basement, I had the shock of my life.  It never even crossed my mind until Mel started flirting with me just what I had done!!  That hug - she must have read something more into to it than it was.  She should be mourning for berries sake - what is wrong with this woman!!??

Lyric:  "Have you lost your mind??"
Melon said nothing, she just stood there smiling at me, she didn't seem bothered about Lilac's death, she was more interested in getting at me.

Lyric:  "I can't do this anymore Mel, I think its time you moved out."
Melon  "What about the kids - you said you wouldn't do this!!"  She suddenly got a worried expression on her face.
Lyric:  "Like you said you would leave me alone - and what makes it worse Lilac is hardly cold and all your interested in doing is flirting with me - it's just a good job Forrest and the kids aren't home!!" 
Melon:  "But ...... the kids ....."
Lyric:  "They are staying with me - you broke your promise, I can't risk you living here any longer - you are going to totally ruin everything!!"

The next day most of us were having a birthday - because of Lilac fading this had been over looked and virtually forgotten about.  I also had something else eating away at me - Mel - what should I do.  She is still here and I have avoided her since our conversation last night.  I wanted to kick her out, scared she would play games and split me and Forrest up.  I should tell Forrest that she has been flirting again, but I am too scared to do that too.  On the other hand I didn't want to have to kick her out, I don't want to split them away from their mother, or split our family up, they are at a vulnerable age, it would probably affect them quite badly.  I couldn't do that to them.  I am stuck.

First Melody became a teen.

Then Jazz.

Lastly Cello

Me and Forrest also had our birthdays, but we looked no different, just maybe a few more wrinkles.

We had been talking about Jake not growing up with a Mother, which helped me to decide I would just let things lie with Mel for the time being.  Suddenly a ghost came through the wall and it made both of us jump.  Even though we are used to having ghosts wandering around it was the surprise of it appearing that made us jump.  While we fell about laughing at ourselves, I didn't think about who it was, as we both watched the ghost settle down on the computer chair.  Forrest started talking about his game yesterday as I watched the ghost tapping away on the computer - I knew it was his favourite thing to do when he came out, he used to be quite an active ghost, but this is the first time I'd seen him for years.  Marty Keaton was sitting in front of Forrest and he hadn't even noticed.

Lyric:  "You might want to go and say hello to that ghost"
Forrest:  "Why, I think there is only one I haven't spoken too yet"
Lyric:  "Yes I know and there he is, that's Marty - look "

Forrest dived off the bed.  He had stalked all the male ghosts for years waiting to get the chance to meet Marty Keaton the famous Superstar Athlete.

After Lilac's fading the house is in quite a somber mood, while we were all upset, it worried me that Mel seemed to be the least upset by Lilac leaving us.  Cello was the one who took Lilac's fading the hardest.  He moped about and cried the most.

The only person not affected by Lilac not being here any longer is Jake.  He has never had any contact with his mother anyway, so he wouldn't be missing her and is too young to understand what has happened anyway.  Forrest spends most of his free time with Jake now, teaching him to walk and talk.

I threw myself into my singing career - I was not too far away from achieving my life time wish, one more promotions and I will become a vocal legend.

I am now able to get a gig in any of the venues in town - all but one - the big show venue - that place I won't be able to get a gig in until I am a vocal legend.

After the gig at the local private club - I did it - I received the final promotion that I wanted.  I am now a Vocal Legend - my Life Time Wish has been achieved.

I wasted no time, the next day I went along to the big show venue and auditioned for a show.  The proprietor fell over herself to book me a regular weekly slot, totally a different attitude from all the previous auditions I've had at this place.   My first big show is just a week away and I'm really excited.

Now that the triplets are teenagers and I have achieved my L.T.W.  I have to think about the 7th generation heir to carry on and produce the 8th generation of the Ugli family.  I know who I want the next heir to be - Cello, he has the most Ugly genes and he seems to be the more sensible one of the three.  But there is the question - is he gay or not, of the three of them he is the only one that I am not sure about.

Melody has a boyfriend, Jazz has a girlfriend, they are both definitely straight, Cello has neither and when I asked him he got a little cagey - I am not so sure he even knows himself yet, but I have this nasty feeling in the pit of my stomach, he might just be gay.

Suddenly Jazz started to go off the rails again, he started skipping school and broke curfew and was brought home in a police car, which did not impress me in the slightest.  I couldn't quite work out what had set him off again and he wasn't prepared to tell me.  All I knew is that there seems to be an atmosphere between the triplets that isn't good. 

In fact world war three has broken out between the triplets - they were all fighting.  Mel had to split them up and grounded all three of them for fighting with each other - Cello got his but kicked by both Melody and Jazz.  Berry only knows what is causing the fighting.

But then the triplets are not the only ones fighting - Forrest and Mel too are always at each others throats, lately, they are no better than the triplets.  This worries me!!  I don't know what they are fighting about, Forrest says nothing, she just irritates him, but I know its more than that and he is not telling me what they are fighting about.  I am worried she might be up to something - thinking back to the flirting incident that I just let ride.  I didn't tell Forrest about it and am worried it might just be coming back to blow up in my face.

Why does my life have to be such a roller coaster??

Why can't it just be plain sailing for once!!??

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Finally the one wish of Forrests that has been stuck in his queue since the first few days of him living with Lyric got fulfilled - saying a friendly hello to Marty Keaton.  It amused me (anyone who knows me will know Marty is my favourite premade) so I left it there for him to fulfill.